Who owns Banco de Chile?
Banco de Chile is owned by Banco de Chile (Chile, NYSE: BCH).[1]
Evidence: Banco de Chile Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-30, SEC EDGAR, 30 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Banco de Chile verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Founded
- 1893
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Banks › Retail & commercial banks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BCH
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Banco de Chile
Banco de Chile is the main banking brand of the bank of the same name, which has operated under it nationwide for 132 years. The bank was formed in 1893 from three earlier banks, and until the Central Bank opened in 1926 it acted as stabiliser of the Chilean banking system. At the end of 2025 it had 18.1 per cent of Chile's consumer lending and 15.4 per cent of commercial lending, served through 217 branches and 1,884 ATMs.
Ownership timeline of Banco de Chile
- Current owner Banco de Chile [1] verified
Where Banco de Chile sits in Banco de Chile
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Banco de Chile
Banco de Chile controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
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Other brands in retail & commercial banks, and who owns them
The 37 brands in retail & commercial banks on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is OTP Bank, with 8; Banco de Chile has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CKB | OTP Bank | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Banco AV Villas | Grupo Aval | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Banco Agrícola | Grupo Cibest | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Banco de Crédito del Perú | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Ameriabank | Lion Finance Group | 🇬🇪 Georgia |
| Banco Macro | Banco Macro | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Freedom Bank | Freedom Holding | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan |
| Banco Galicia | Grupo Galicia | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Banco de Chile
Banco de Chile is a publicly listed company headquartered in Santiago, Chile, founded in 1893. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BCH.
Banco de Chile is a Santiago bank formed in 1893 by the merger of Banco Nacional de Chile, Banco Agrícola and Banco de Valparaíso. It absorbed Banco A. Edwards in 2002 and Citibank Chile in 2008. LQ Inversiones Financieras, owned by Quiñenco and Citigroup Chile, held about 51.15 per cent of its votes in April 2026. At the end of 2025 it was Chile's second-largest bank by loans, with 15.8 per cent of the market, and for the fifth year running it earned the most of any Chilean bank. It had 217 branches and 11,156 employees.
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🇨🇱 Banco de Chile and other Chilean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 69 brands that began in Chile. 8 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Banco de Chile is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Banco de Chile?
The parent company of Banco de Chile is Banco de Chile, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Banco de Chile Chilean?
Yes. Banco de Chile originated in Chile in 1893 and its owner, Banco de Chile, is also headquartered in Chile.
Is Banco de Chile still owned by Banco de Chile?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Banco de Chile is still owned by Banco de Chile. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Banco de Chile Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-30 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 30 April 2026; retrieved 28 October 2026.
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